Reel



W. B. COOK, JR.

REEL.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 4. 1919.

Patented Mar. 9, 1920.

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7 To all whom'z't may concern:

-Be it known that I, WESLEY B. Coon, Jr., at Weston, in the county of Platte and of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Reels, of which the. following is a specification.

The primary object of thisinvention is the provision of a reel for receiving wire,

such as generally used in fencing inclosures and has for its object to provide a reel upon which barbed or fence wire of. any kmd may be conveniently Wound and readily unwound when required for use, and which reel is lightand durable in structure and which will enable the wire when reeled to retain itscompact form until positively unwound from the reel for use.

The drawings illustrate a preferred embodiment of theinven tion. However, it is to be understood that in adapting the same to meet different conditions, various changes in the form, proportion, and minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the nature of the invention as claimed hereinafter.

Referringto the accompanying drawings;

Figure 1 is a side view of a reel embodying the invention showing a length of barbed wire wound thereon;

Fig. 2 is a section of the reel on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1'; and

Fig. 3 is a detail view of end portions of i the members which coact with rings to form the reel upon which the wire is adapted to be wound.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and indicated in the several views of the drawings by like reference characters. I

\Vhile the reel is primarily designed for receiving fence wire of any kind, it isto be understood that any article usually formed into a coil may be wound thereon, hence the reel is adapted for general use receiving cord, tubing and other articles capable of being wound into the form of a coil. 7 V

The ,reel comprises two rings 1 and 2 which are of like diameter and construction. Each of these rings is provided with a V V plurality of members which together with the rings constitute the reel. The members 13 applied to the ,ring2 co sist of rods which tate V 'Speeifibetion of Letters Patent. Patented 9,1920; Application filed September 4,1919. Serial No. 32 1,5.4 7. i i

are secured at their outerends to the ring and -:iextend mwardly'on radial lines and terminate at their inner ends in eyes 4 for a I with the axis of the reel and form supporting means for the wire 7 or other article to be wound upon the reel. The ends of the elements 6 make connection with the inner ends of the members 3 and as shown most clearly in Fig. 3. the outer end of each element 6 is reduced. as indicated at 8 to pass through the eye4 of the member 3, the projecting end being transversely apertured to receive a cotter pin 9. The eye 4 is confined between'the cotter pin 9 and the shoulder lO'formed at the inner end of the reduced portion 8. The members are applied to the rings preliminary to assembling said rings. After the members have been fitted to the rings, the latter'are brought together in'a manner to admit of the reduced ends 8 of the elements 6 passing through the eyes 4 of the members 3 afterwhich thecotter pins 9 are placed in position, thereby holding the parts in the assembled relation.

It will be observed from the drawings taken in connection with the foregoing description that the supporting elements 6 are set inward from the rings a distance'corresponding to the length ofthe members 3 and elements 5, hence the'wire or other article ;reel, it ismade secure by one or more ties 11. Each tie 11 consists of a wire or other strand passed about the rings 1 and 2 and between said rings andtheouter layer of the wire or article wound upon the reel. The end sita w re ether as are made e.

formed in the rings and the tie 11 is seated therein.

The foregoing description and the drawings have reference to what-may be considered the preferred, ,or approved form of my invention. It is to be understood that I may make such changes in construction and arrangement and combination of parts, materials, dimensions, et cetera, as may prove expedient and fall within the scope of the ap ended claims.

Havmg thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is g 1. A reel, comprising laterally spaced rings of like diameter, members attachedat their outer ends to one vof the rings and extending radially inward. therefrom and terminating at their inner ends in eyes, and parallel members secured at oneend in the respective eyes and having theiropposite end portions radially disposed and secured at their outer ends to the other ring.

2. A reel, comprising rings, members at- -tached't0 one of the rings and projecting inwardly therefrom and terminating in eyes and complemental members attached to the other ring and having portions extending inwardly therefrom, thence laterally and having the outer ends of the laterally extending portions reduced to pass through the eyes of the before mentioned'members'an'd means ap'pliedto the projectingportions of'the re- .duced ends to retain the parts in assem- .bled relation. 

